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Reply #16: No, because CBS did a crappy job and compared to the total population. [View All]

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Fri Apr-18-08 10:28 AM
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16. No, because CBS did a crappy job and compared to the total population.

Edited on Fri Apr-18-08 10:30 AM by antfarm

The valid comparison would be to a similar demographic group, because suicide rates vary significantly depending on age and sex. The army is overwhelmingly young and male, and the statistics for young males are very close to these. According to the AMerican Association of Suicidology, 20.84 per 100,000 males ages 20-24 commit suicide, which is essentially the same as or even higher than the figure you cite.

This story was extremely flawed, and there were several news reports about the flaws when it came out.

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